Starting out at the Shaw Library, the performance Reprogramming began with a woman in a dress with an erection that was identifying as a subservient male. There was another woman dressed in a very domineering outfit holding a leash that was attached to the male's erection. The master then tied the male's hands behind their back and covered the face of the male with a mask, leaving nothing but the nose exposed. This act of taking away the sight and the opinion of the male created an opportunity to solely direct his attention to female creativity.

Upon entering the Wonder Bread Factory, the master demanded that the male sit and stay while she scoped out the artwork on display to spot out those made by female artists. Soon after she left a man came up to the pole that the male was tied upon and started to untie him and then exclaimed, "I'm going to take you, you're mine now." and then the male said, "I am loyal to my master." upon which he replied "so you won't do what I say?" and the male shook his head. After confronting the man and untying the male, the master then directed the male to sit and stare to admire and remember the women's work. Upon entering new galleries, he was then asked to recite the names and describe the work of the female artists he had seen thus far.

As they walked from the Wonder Bread Factory up and down 7th street to the various venues participating in Art All Night they warranted a variety of responses. A group of young men sitting outside yelled, "You could take a picture of my dick and you could tie my dick up". Others would exclaim "Is she okay?", "well, that was neat" and "what is this?". The people's thoughts were automatically apparent by their reactions. Many of the things people said were demanding for an explanation of the performance. To question aloud whether or not it is art and sometimes to flat out exclaim it wasn't. It showed how much of an impact the performance had on the viewers. Just about everyone gave a double take because they couldn't process what it means for a woman to have a hard on and let alone identifying as a subservient male.This became an issue when a police car pulled up and questioned the innocence of the performance. The officer then took their identification 'just in case.' A concerned citizen reported an incident. It happened to be the only time any authority raised concerns over the performance. This and the public reaction confirmed that a lot of people can't see past their perception of what gender should be. They had a sort of fascination and you could almost hear their brains churning to interpret what is being presented. This perception decided how they should interact or engage with this new male. One of the first ways we judge a person is by their gender and when we are in this state of shock from a lack of definition we react based upon what we've learned. This performance was about reeducating the male performer about art and the public's about gender.

Performed by: Renee Regan, E. JanePhotographed by: Adriana Cotes

September 28, 2013 during "Art All Night"various locations around Shaw, Washington, DC.